| Tiran Khachatryan | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Տիրան Վազգենի Խաչատրյան |
| Birth name | Tiran Vazgenovich Khachatryan |
| Born | July 20, 1977 |
| Place of birth | Proshyan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Armenian Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 1987– |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | National Hero of Armenia |
Tiran Vazgenovich Khachatryan (Armenian language: Տիրան Վազգենի Խաչատրյան
- born 1977), is a military officer in the Armed Forces of Armenia. Holding the rank of lieutenant general, he is presently the First Deputy Chief of the General Staff. Khachatryan was conferred with the title of National Hero of Armenia in 2020.[1]
Life and career[]
Tiran Vazgenovich Khachatryan was born on 20 July 1977 in the Armenian SSR, part of the then Soviet Union.
In 1987, he joined the Proshyan Volunteer Detachment to take part in operations along the border villages of the Noyemberyan District in Armenia. During the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, from 1990 to 1991, he was a military signalman in the Armenian Armed Forces and provided communications with the border regions of the country, the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and Yerevan. From 1991 to 1994, he fought in the ARF's Shushi Battalion.
On 4 September 2013, by the decree of the President of Armenia, he was appointed head of the Combat Training Department of the Armenian Armed Forces with the conclusion of a five-year contract.[2]
On 15 June 2020, by the decree of the President of Armenia, he was appointed the First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces.[3]
References[]
- ↑ "Tiran Khachatryan – National Hero of the Republic of Armenia". Public Radio of Armenia. 22 October 2020. https://en.armradio.am/2020/10/22/tiran-khachatryan-national-hero-of-the-republic-of-armenia/.
- ↑ "Tiran Khachatryan assigned head of combat training department". Armenpress. 4 September 2013. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/731655/eng/armenpress.am.
- ↑ "Tiran Khachatryan appointed first deputy chief of General Staff of Armed Forces". Armenpress. 15 June 2020. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1018514.html.
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